Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Control group: The anaesthetist verbally informs and consoles the patient, inside the OR before surgery- according to his/ her own discretion
Control Intervention1: Cartoon video group:
each having 3-5 minutes duration
Control Intervention2: Virtual Reality tour of Operation theatre- group: Smartphone compatible virtual reality headset (VR Boxâ?¢) (40 mm lens in 3D box with head-stra
Sponsors
Department of Anaesthesiology
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. ASA grade: I, II 2. Patients who are scheduled for any elective diagnostic or therapeutic surgical procedure 3. Patients whose parent/ LAR are willing to give written consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patient refusal at any stage, even after parent/LAR have given consent 2. ASA grade III/ IV/V 3. Patients who are expected to be sedated/ mechanically ventilated or shifted to ICU after surgery 4. Patients who have undergone surgery/or anaesthesia in the past 5. Any psychological/ behavioral disorder, those on psychoactive medications, those with history of epilepsy or seizure 6. Blind, deaf and mute patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety score reduction from baseline, to post interventionTimepoint: Baseline- in the preanaesthesia room, Post intervention- immediately after shifting inside OR before induction of anaesthesia; and third reading- immediately after recovery in the recovery room | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Studying the acceptance rate of the different anxiolysis techniques among the study participantsTimepoint: Baseline- only once while introducing the intervention first time, to each patient | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSreyashi Naskar
Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore
Outcome results
None listed